BOOKER T WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
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LUCIOUS
ANTHONY TATE was born December 1, 1941 in Memphis, TN to the late
Cassell and Queen Esther Davis Tate. One of sixteen children, he
attended Longview S.D.A. with his parents and siblings. He was united in
marriage to Thelma Lee Morris on December 26, 1965. “Dike”, as he was
affectionately called by many, attended Carnes and Booker T. Washington
High school, graduating with the class of 1959. He enlisted in the
United States Navy where he retired after 20 years of service. He both
attended and worked as an instructor at numerous technical and aviation
schools across the United States and other countries. Much of his time
in the military was spent at N.A.S. Millington and towards the end of
his naval career he earned a masters degree in instruction from the
University of Massachusetts. After retiring from the navy, Mr. Tate
worked for Northern Telecom (Nortel) and State Technical Institute at
Memphis (Southwest). On 1996 he moved to Pensacola, FL where he was
employed as an instructor at N.A.S. Pensacola for several years. He
returned to Memphis in December 2006. Mr. Tate was an avid reader and he
spent much time researching African-American history, problems, and
progress. In recent years, he began using the name “Taharka” which was
the name of one of the Kings of Ancient Africa. He spent the last half
of his life reading, studying, lecturing, and promoting the
African-American cause. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, Thelma
Lee Morris Tate; three daughters, LaTonya Tate and Kimerie Tate of
Memphis, and Kamillah Tate of Pomona, CA; four grandchildren, Keenan
Morris, Jaylen Anthony, Landon Christopher, and Kerimie Danielle; four
brothers, Douglas Tate (Helena) of Huntsville, AL, Charles Tate
(Florence) of Washington, DC, Bobby Tate (Celetia) of Pomona, CA, and
Gene Tate of Memphis; three sisters, Audrey Tate of Memphis, Daisy
Coston of Birmingham, AL, and Cheryl Burton (Sheffield) of Yonkers, NY.
He also leaves a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, including Terry
Dandridge and Rozelle Blanchard who were especially helpful to him
during his illness, as well as many dear friends. Funeral services will
be Monday, March 26 at 11 a.m. at N. J. Ford & Sons with burial
following in West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery on Forest Hill-Irene.
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